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  1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-second session (12 to 21 June 2013), having considered the proposal of the Sub-Committee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety, at its fifty-fifth session (18 to 22 February 2013), approved the Guidelines for verification of damage stability requirements for tankers, as set out in the annex.

  2 The Guidelines consist of two parts, as follows

  • .1 part 1: Guidelines for preparation and approval of tanker damage stability calculations. This part should be applied to oil tankers, chemical tankers and gas carriers constructed on or after 14 June 2013.

  • .2 part 2: Guidelines for operation and demonstration of damage stability compliance. This part should be applied to all oil tankers, chemical tankers and gas carriers.

  3 Member Governments are invited to bring the annexed Guidelines to the attention of all parties concerned.

Parent topic: MSC.1/Circular.1461 – Guidelines for Verification of Damage Stability Requirements for Tankers – (08 July 2013)
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